Bradley Zimmer

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired OF Bradley Zimmer from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for RHP Anthony Castro. Zimmer, 29, hit .227 with 18 ...

Coming to Toronto with no options remaining, though, room will need to be made for him on the roster as a new opportunity awaits. The 29-year-old Zimmer, a 2014 first-round Draft pick (21st overall) by Cleveland, is a familiar name to the Blue Jays’ front office. Zimmer adds to Toronto’s outfield depth ahead of the club's Opening Day game on Friday, bringing another left-handed bat into the organization as the Blue Jays work to balance out a righty-heavy lineup.

Holding court outside of the Blue Jays Rogers Centre dugout on Thursday, general manager Ross Atkins talked about the team's ongoing quest to improve.

Cleveland Guardians trade outfielder Bradley Zimmer to Blue Jays Back to video Cleveland Guardians trade outfielder Bradley Zimmer to Blue Jays The Jays acquired left-handed hitting outfielder Bradley Zimmer from Cleveland in exchange for right-handed pitcher, Anthony Castro.

Zimmer was selected by Cleveland as the 21st overall pick in the 2014 draft and made his debut in 2017. He didn't hit a ton, putting up a line of .241/.307/.385 ...

As for the Guardians, they’ve subtracted a player who wasn’t likely to see significant playing time and is out of options, while adding an optionable reliever to their bullpen mix. He didn’t hit a ton, putting up a line of .241/.307/.385 for a wRC+ of just 79 in 101 games. The batting line was fairly tepid, coming in at .220/.329/.333 for a wRC+ of 88, but with 17 steals and good defense. Though development in that department will surely be a goal of his new team. As a lefty hitter, he’s better versus righties but doesn’t have drastic platoon splits for his career. He started 2018 with the big league club but struggled over 34 games and got optioned down to the minors.

The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Bradley Zimmer from the Cleveland Guardians for right-handed pitcher Anthony Castro on Thursday.

Zimmer had eight homers and 35 RBI in 99 games with Cleveland last season along with a .227/.325/.344 slash line. The Blue Jays begin their 2022 campaign Friday hosting the Texas Rangers in their home opener at Rogers Centre. You can watch the game on Sportsnet starting at 7 p.m. ET. Castro, who arrived in Toronto via waiver claim in December 2020, posted a 1-2 record, 32 strikeouts and one save in 25 games during his lone season with the Blue Jays last year.

I guess, the Jays weren't happy with the 4th/5th outfielder situation. I don't know that this is an upgrade. The Jays traded Anthony Castro to the Guardians ...

Career he’s hit .221/.321/.342 (with a strikeout rate of a long play record, 33 and a third). He has speed. He is a LHB, though when you hit that poorly, I don’t know that it matters). I don’t know that this is an upgrade. And we really didn’t give up much. Ross and Mark should know. Last year he hit .227/.325/.344 (considering the 35.1% strikeout rate, that line isn’t so bad.

The Toronto Blue Jays have landed outfielder Bradley Zimmer from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for reliever Anthony Castro.

The Jays are a lineup dominated by right-handed hitters, but the acquisition of Zimmer along with the former Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia, rookie infielder Gosuke Katoh, and backup catcher Zach Collins now give manager Charlie Montoyo plenty of lefty options. He did not make the big league roster out of Spring Training and was set to start the year in the minors. The Toronto Blue Jays have landed outfielder Bradley Zimmer from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for reliever Anthony Castro.

With the Blue Jays' home opener less than 24 hours away, Toronto has swung an interesting trade. The Blue Jays will send right-handed-pitcher Anthony Castro ...

Despite Zimmer's career .658 OPS, there’s a lot to like on the Blue Jays’ end of this deal. In short, he's a low risk, high upside gamble for Toronto. Castro, 26, showed off some decent breaking stuff out of the Blue Jays' bullpen in 2021, finishing with a 4.74 ERA in 24.2 innings.

Si je vous avais dit que les Blue Jays et les Guardians allaient transiger cet hiver, c'est le nom de Jose Ramirez qui vous serais venu en tête. Mais non.

Il sera le cinquième voltigeur du club, limitant les présences de Cavan Biggio ou de Gosuke Katoh dans le champ. J'imagine que le poste de DH sera souvent utilisé par un voltigeur pour donner des présences au bâton à tous. J'imagine que ce sera un joueur de position et que sera le fraîchement rappelé Zack Collins. Le receveur, qui frappe de la gauche, devait être le troisième receveur et un DH / premier but à ses heures.

Les Blue Jays de Toronto ont fait l'acquisition du voltigeur Bradley Zimmer des Guardians de Cleveland en retour du lanceur droitier Anthony Castro.

De son côté, Casto est âgé de 26 ans et il a participé à 25 rencontres pour les Blue Jays en 2021, maintenant une fiche de 1-2 avec une moyenne de points mérités de 4,74. En carrière, il a un pourcentage de présence sur les buts de 0,310 en cinq saisons dans le baseball majeur. 2022. 20:28